diff --git a/games/src/games/LunarLockout.py b/games/src/games/LunarLockout.py
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+++ b/games/src/games/LunarLockout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+from models import Game, Value, StringMode
+from typing import Optional
+
+class LunarLockout(Game):
+    id = 'lunar_lockout'
+    variants = ["puzzle1"]
+    board_size = ["5x5"]
+    n_players = 1
+    cyclic = True
+
+    _move_up = 0
+    _move_down = 1
+    _move_right = 2
+    _move_left = 3
+
+    # Store the variant and board dimensions (5x5).
+    # Define constants: center square index (12), removed-robot value (31), and total robots (5).
+    # Robot index 0 always represents the red robot.
+    # Each robot position is encoded using 5 bits (values 0–31), producing a 25-bit packed state.
+    # Prepare any movement direction offsets needed for row/column stepping.
+    def __init__(self, variant_id: str):
+        """
+        Define instance variables here (i.e. variant information)
+        """
+        if variant_id not in LunarLockout.variants:
+            raise ValueError("Variant not defined")
+        self._variant_id = variant_id
+
+        # Board dimensions
+        size_string = LunarLockout.board_size[0]
+        self._rows, self._cols = map(int, size_string.split("x"))
+        self._cells = self._rows * self._cols
+        # Exit Position
+        self._center = self._cells // 2
+        # Limits
+        self._max_row = self._rows - 1
+        self._max_col = self._cols - 1
+        self.row_stride = self._cols # for jumping through rows
+
+        # Robot configs
+        self._robot_count = 5
+        self._red_index = 0
+        self._removed = 31
+        # Encoding
+        self._bits_per_robot = 5
+        self._mask = 0b11111
+        # Directions
+        self._directions = {
+            self._move_up:    (-1, 0),
+            self._move_down:  ( 1, 0),
+            self._move_left:  ( 0, -1),
+            self._move_right: ( 0, 1),
+        }
+
+
+    # Select starting squares for all robots with no duplicates.
+    # Ensure the red robot is active and not already at a terminal condition.
+    # Keep robot ordering consistent (red first).
+    # Encode the five robot positions into a single integer state.
+    def start(self) -> int:
+        """
+        Returns the starting position of the game.
+        """
+        # All values must be 0–24 and no duplicates.
+        red = 7
+        r1 = 11
+        r2 = 13
+        r3 = 17
+        r4 = 22
+        robots = [red, r1, r2, r3, r4]
+        if red == 12:
+            raise ValueError("Red cannot start at exit")
+        return self.pack(robots)
+    
+
+    # Decode the state into robot positions.
+    # Skip robots marked as removed (31).
+    # Each remaining robot can be pushed in four directions (UP, RIGHT, DOWN, LEFT).
+    # Encode moves as (robot_index * 4 + direction).
+    def generate_moves(self, position: int) -> list[int]:
+        """
+        Returns a list of positions given the input position.
+        A move is encoded as:
+        move = robot_index * 4 + direction
+        Directions:
+            0 = UP
+            1 = RIGHT
+            2 = DOWN
+            3 = LEFT
+        Move:
+            robot index 0 = 0-3
+                        1 = 4-7
+                        ....
+        """
+        robots = self.unpack(position)
+        moves = []
+        for robot_index in range(self._robot_count):
+            # Skip robots that have been removed
+            if robots[robot_index] == self._removed:
+                continue
+            # Each active robot can attempt all four directions
+            for direction in range(4):
+                move = robot_index * 4 + direction
+                moves.append(move)
+        return moves
+
+
+    # Decode the state and identify the robot and direction from the move.
+    # If the chosen robot is already removed, return the original state.
+    # Slide in the chosen direction while staying aligned to the same row or column.
+    # Stop when the nearest blocking robot is found.
+    # If a blocker exists, stop immediately before it.
+    # If the scan reaches the board edge with no blocker, the robot leaves the board and is marked removed (31).
+    # Do not allow two active robots to occupy the same square.
+    # Re-encode the updated positions into the new state.
+    def do_move(self, position: int, move: int) -> int:
+        """
+        Returns the resulting position of applying move to position.
+        """
+        robot_positions = self.unpack(position)
+        # Get new robot position and direction
+        robot_index = move // 4 # 7/4 = index 1
+        direction = move % 4    # 7%4 = direction 3
+
+        # Handle removed robot
+        if robot_positions[robot_index] == self._removed:
+            return position
+        
+        # Current Robot position
+        cell = robot_positions[robot_index]
+        row = cell // self._cols
+        col = cell % self._cols
+        # Move Direction Step
+        move_row, move_col = self._directions[direction] # Gives step by step movements
+
+        # Move Robots
+        while True:
+            next_row = row + move_row
+            next_col = col + move_col
+
+            # Handle robot getting out of space
+            if not (0 <= next_row < self._rows and 0 <= next_col < self._cols):
+                robot_positions[robot_index] = self._removed
+                break
+
+            next_cell = next_row * self._cols + next_col
+
+            # Move robot until block
+            blocked = False
+            for i in range(self._robot_count):
+                if i != robot_index and robot_positions[i] == next_cell:
+                    blocked = True
+                    break
+            if blocked:
+                break
+
+            row = next_row
+            col = next_col
+
+        if robot_positions[robot_index] != self._removed:
+            robot_positions[robot_index] = row * self._cols + col
+
+        return self.pack(robot_positions)
+
+
+    # Decode the state.
+    # Return Win if the red robot occupies the center square (12).
+    # Return Lose if the red robot has been removed (31).
+    # Otherwise return None for a non-terminal position.
+    def primitive(self, position: int) -> Optional[Value]:
+        """
+        Returns a Value enum which defines whether the current position is a win, loss, or non-terminal. 
+        """
+        robot_positions = self.unpack(position)
+        red_position = robot_positions[self._red_index]
+
+        # reach the goal?
+        if red_position == self._center:
+            return Value.Win
+        
+        if red_position == self._removed:
+            return Value.Loss
+        
+        return None
+
+
+    # Convert the encoded state into a readable 5x5 board.
+    # Display the center square and all active robots.
+    # Do not display removed robots.
+    def to_string(self, position: int, mode: StringMode) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns a string representation of the position based on the given mode.
+        """
+        robots = self.unpack(position)
+
+        board = [["." for _ in range(5)] for _ in range(5)]
+        board[2][2] = "X"       
+        symbols = ["R", "A", "B", "C", "D"]     
+        for i, pos in enumerate(robots):
+            if pos == 31:
+                continue
+            r = pos // 5
+            c = pos % 5
+            board[r][c] = symbols[i]        
+        return "\n".join(" ".join(row) for row in board)
+
+
+    # Parse a readable board layout into robot positions.
+    # Validate positions are within bounds and not duplicated.
+    # Assign removed status to any robot not present.
+    # Encode the positions into an integer state.
+    def from_string(self, strposition: str) -> int:
+        """
+        Returns the position from a string representation of the position.
+        Input string is StringMode.Readable.
+        """
+        lines = strposition.strip().split("\n")
+
+        robots = [31, 31, 31, 31, 31]       
+        symbol_map = {
+        "R": 0,
+        "A": 1,
+        "B": 2,
+        "C": 3,
+        "D": 4
+        }       
+        for r in range(5):
+            cells = lines[r].split()
+            for c in range(5):
+                cell = cells[c]
+                if cell in symbol_map:
+                    idx = r * 5 + c
+                    robots[symbol_map[cell]] = idx      
+        return self.pack(robots)     
+
+    # Decode the move into robot index and direction.
+    # Return a readable description of the movement direction.
+    def move_to_string(self, move: int, mode: StringMode) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns a string representation of the move based on the given mode.
+        """
+        robot = move // 4
+        direction = move % 4
+
+        directions = ["UP", "RIGHT", "DOWN", "LEFT"]
+
+        if robot == 0:
+            name = "Red"
+        else:
+            name = f"Robot {robot}"
+
+        return f"{name} {directions[direction]}"
+
+    
+    # Helper responsibilities:
+    # Provide pack and unpack functions converting between the integer state and the five robot positions.
+    # Pack and unpack must be exact inverses and produce a single canonical representation of every board state.
+    # Convert between index and (row, column) coordinates.
+    # Provide stepping logic for movement along rows and columns.
+    # Provide alignment checks for same-row and same-column detection.
+
+    def pack(self, robots: list[int]) -> int:
+        """
+        Takes the 5 robot positions and compresses them into one binary.
+
+        robots must be a list in this exact order:
+        [red, helper1, helper2, helper3, helper4]
+
+        Each robot position is a number:
+        0-24 = a square on the board
+        31   = the robot has been removed
+
+        We store each position using 5 bits.
+        """
+        state = 0
+        # Add each robot position into the integer one at a time.
+        # Shifting left makes space for the next robot, and the OR
+        # places the new value into those 5 empty bits.
+        for position in robots:
+            if position < 0 or position > self._mask:
+                raise ValueError("Invalid robot position")
+            state = (state << self._bits_per_robot) | position
+        return state
+
+
+    def unpack(self, state: int) -> list[int]:
+        """
+        Reverses pack(): takes the encoded binary and recovers the
+        original robot positions.
+
+        Returns a list:
+        [red, helper1, helper2, helper3, helper4]
+
+        The function repeatedly reads the last 5 bits of the number to
+        get a robot position, then shifts the number right to remove
+        those bits.
+        """
+        robots = [0] * self._robot_count
+
+        # Read robot locations backwards because the last robot inserted
+        # is stored in the lowest 5 bits of the integer.
+        for i in range(self._robot_count - 1, -1, -1):
+            robots[i] = state & self._mask  # get last 5 bits
+            state >>= self._bits_per_robot  # discard those bits
+        return robots
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diff --git a/games/src/games/game_manager.py b/games/src/games/game_manager.py
index 28148b9..733354a 100644
--- a/games/src/games/game_manager.py
+++ b/games/src/games/game_manager.py
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 from .horses import Horses
 from .pancakes import Pancakes
 from models import *
+from .LunarLockout import LunarLockout
 
 game_list = {
     "clobber": Clobber,
     "horses": Horses,
     "pancakes": Pancakes,
+    "lunar_lockout": LunarLockout,
 }
 
 def validate(game_id: str, variant_id: str) -> bool: